A full house was on hand at the Polish Hall for Riverhead
Raceway's annual "Parade of Champions." The top ten in points
from all six regular divisions were honored, as well as the Car
Rollover and Demolition Derby champions. For the first
time ever, the top three in points in each of the Enduro
divisions were presented with trophies, sponsored by Cindy
Johnson and Constant Performance.
The evening was kicked off with a keynote speech delivered by
NASCAR's Jerry Cook. Among the key points raised by Cook
was the fact that - in spite of the abundance of young drivers
nationwide - this year's champions at Riverhead all had years of
experience under their belts. Cook also presented the True
Value Mechanic of the Year award, which went to Joe Zeneski, a
member of "Krazy" Eddie Mistretta's #32 Blunderbust crew.
Following Cook's speech, the 10th through 2nd place drivers
in each division were presented with their point fund checks and
trophies. The Enduro
drivers then took center stage, ending in a special gift
presentation from the top three Grand Enduro drivers to Cindy
Johnson in appreciation of her efforts on behalf of Enduros as a
whole.
Following a dinner intermission, the annual "parade of
Champions" took place. The six regular division
champions were honored, as were the Rollover and Demolition
Derby champions, Brian Savoy and "Cheesebox" Mike Rommeney. Each driver was presented with a
championship trophy and plaque, as well as a Hoosier Racing
championship jacket. The final order of business for the
night was the presentation of special awards. These awards
were as follows:
Super Pro Trucks
Owner of the Year - Kim Grennan #38
Best Appearing Truck - Danny Grennan #38
Blunderbusts
Owner of the Year - Ron Langdon #00
Best Appearing Car - Scott Maliszewski #22
Figure Eights
Owner of the Year - Roger Maynor #28
Best Appearing Car - Roger Maynor - #28
Rookie of the Year - Mike Rommeney - #11x
Most Improved Driver - Tom Ferrara - #0x
Chargers
Owners of the Year - Suzanne Ellwood and Butch Kalba - #17x
Best Appearing Car - Chris McGuire - #89x
Rookie of the Year - Shawn Solomito - #66
Late Models
Owner of the Year - Doug Wholey - #8
Best Appearing Car - Greg Kleila - #72
Modifieds
Owner of the Year - Barbara Park - #20
Best Appearing Car - Bob Park - #20
Most Improved Driver - Marisa Neiderauer - #74
Rookie of the Year - Chris Beutler - #21
Other Special Awards
Riverhead Raceway Mechanic of the Year - Brian Schwarz - #3
Modified
Best Dressed Crew - Greg Kleila - #72 Late Model
Cromarty Sportsmanship Award - "Slim Jim" Donaldson
24th Annual Cromarty Award - Charlie Zukowski
Source: Tracy
Chirico/LongIslandJam.com
Posted:
November 4, 2007
